PERFECT BINDING (SOFTCOVER / HARDCOVER) PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Page 1 / 5 Size (Close Size mm) Paper Type: Perfect Binding ( & ) Print Colour & Print Side Compulsory (Colour Protective ) () * is not available for finishing Optional (Qty 300 & above only) Quantity (Books) Process Days (excluding order day & receive day) Portrait A4 A6 (105mm x 148mm) B5+ (190mm x 266mm) Landscape A4* *available for qty 300 books & above only Softcover Gloss Art Card 230gsm Gloss Art Card 250gsm Hardcover** Size A4 A6 B5+ () (Inner Paper Front & Back) Chipboard 1500gsm Simili 80gsm Simili 100gsm *available for qty 300 books & above only **Hardcover available until 20,000 books only Remark and content combination please refer to paper type, finishing and pages combination table. * * * 4C + 0 (1 side) * *Only applicable for softcover 1C + 1C (2 sides)** **Qty 10 250 books only available in black color. Softcover Gloss Art Card 230gsm /250gsm Choose either one (1 side): Gloss Lamination Matte Lamination UV Varnish Gloss Water Based Varnish When choosing 1 side colour protective finishing with 2 sides printing, Gloss Water Based Varnish will be applied on the inner side of cover for free without additional process day. Hardcover + Chipboard 1500gsm Choose either one (1 side): Gloss Lamination Matte Lamination Spot UV 1 side only (Front) (Matte Lamination on Front is required) Hot Stamping 1 side only (Front) 6 colour available: Gold, Silver, Green, Blue, Black & Red Max 2 colours Embossing (Only applicable for Softcover Gloss Art Card 230gsm/ 250gsm) Hot Stamping/Embossing Area Size: 1) 90mm x 30mm 2) 90mm x 70mm 3) 95mm x 206mm 4) 101mm x 144mm 5) 144mm x 206mm 6) 194mm x 206mm 7) 206mm x 294mm 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 300 500 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 Others* *Other qty refer to: Min qty: 10,000 Max qty: 100,000 Incremental qty: 100 Softcover + Color Protective 2 days (10 250 books) 3 days (300 1,000 books) 4 days (1,001 5,000 books) Add 1 day for every additional 5,000 books Hardcover + Color Protective 5 days (10 2,000 books) Add 1 day for every additional 1,000 books + Spot UV / Hot Stamping / Embossing +1 day (300 25,000 books) +2 days (25,100 50,000 books) +3 days (50,100 100,000 books) Should there is any combination of finishing Spot UV, Hot Stamping, Embossing, process day shall be counted separately and added together. Not allow overlapping of Spov UV or Hot Stamping on top of Embossing or Hot Stamping. Example: 300 25,000 books with additional finishing of both Spot UV and Hot Stamping, additional day will be 2 days. (1 + 1)
SADDLE STITCHING Page 2 / 5 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Size (Close Size mm) Paper Type: Saddle Stitching ( & ) Print Colour & Print Side Compulsory (Colour Protective ) ( & ) Optional (Qty 300 & above only) Quantity (Books) Process Days (excluding order day & receive day) Portrait A4 A6 (105mm x 148mm) B5+ (190mm x 266mm) Landscape A4* *available for qty 300 books & above only Simili 80gsm Simili 100gsm Simili 140gsm Matte Art Paper 150gsm Gloss Art Card 230gsm Gloss Art Card 250gsm Metal Ice 250gsm Super White 240gsm Linen 240gsm Size A4 A6 B5+ *available for qty 300 books & above only **available for qty below 300 books only * * * Remark and content combination please refer to paper type, finishing and pages combination table. 4C + 0 (1 side) 1C + 1C (2 sides)** **Qty 10 250 books only available in black color. Gloss Art Card 230gsm/250gsm (1 side/2 sides) Gloss Art Card 230gsm/250gsm (2 sides) Choose either one: Gloss Lamination Matte Lamination UV Varnish Gloss Water Based Varnish When choosing 1 side colour protective finishing with 2 sides printing, Gloss Water Based Varnish will be applied on the inner side of cover for free without additional process day. Gloss / Matte Lamination Matte Art Paper 150gsm (1 side/2 sides) Matte Art Paper 150gsm (2 sides) Spot UV* 1 side only (Front) (Matte Lamination required) Hot Stamping* 1 side only (Front) 6 colour available: Gold, Silver, Green, Blue, Black & Red Max 2 colours Embossing* (Only applicable for Softcover Gloss Art Card 230gsm/250gsm) Hot Stamping/Embossing Area Size: 1) 90mm x 30mm 2) 90mm x 70mm 3) 95mm x 206mm 4) 101mm x 144mm 5) 144mm x 206mm 6) 194mm x 206mm 7) 206mm x 294mm 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 300 500 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 Others* *Other qty refer to: Min qty: 10,000 Max qty: 100,000 Incremental qty: 100 Normal Order + Color Protective 2 days (10 250 books) 3 days (300 5,000 books) 4 days (5,001 25,000 books) 5 days (25,100 50,000 books) 6 days (50,100 100,000 books) + Spot UV / Hot Stamping / Embossing +1 day (300 25,000 books) +2 days (25,100 50,000 books) +3 days (50,100 100,000 books) *Applicable to cover with qty 300 & above only. Should there is any combination of finishing Spot UV, Hot Stamping, Embossing, process day shall be counted separately and added together. Not allow overlapping of Spov UV or Hot Stamping on top of Embossing or Hot Stamping. Example: 300 25,000 books with additional finishing of both Spot UV and hot stamping, additional day will be 2 days. (1 + 1)
PROCESS DAY & PAGE COMBINATION Page 3 / 5 Binding Type Process Days (Excluding Order Day & Receive Day) Normal order + Gloss Lamination / Matte Lamination / UV Varnish / Water Based Varnish Pages (including cover) Saddle Stitching Perfect Bind (Softcover) 10 250 books 300 5,000 books 5,001 25,000 books 25,100 50,000 books 50,100 100,000 books 10 250 books 300 1,000 books 2 working days 3 working days 4 working days 5 working days 6 working days 2 working days 3 working days 1,001 5,000 books 4 working days Every additional 5,000 books add 1 working day (Max qty is 100,000 books) 8 pages (2 sheets open size) 12 pages (3 sheets open size) 16 pages (4 sheets open size) Perfect Bind (Hardcover) 10 2,000 books 5 working days Every additional 1,000 books add 1 working day (Max qty is 20,000 books) 20 pages (5 sheets open size) 24 pages (6 sheets open size) 28 pages (7 sheets open size) All type of Binding type Quantity* (books) 100 100,000 books Incremental quantity is 100 books. (ie: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700,...etc) Additional Artistic of Spot UV / Hot Stamping / Embossing 300 25,000 books 25,100 50,000 books 50,100 100,000 books Additional 1 working day Additional 2 working days Additional 3 working days How to Calculate Process Days? 1. Process Day = Quantity Process Day + Process Day 2. When choosing more than 1 finishing, the finishing that require the most number of days, will be the amount of days to add to delivery. Example: You order 50,000 books with Matte Lamination + Spot UV on, UV Varnish on. 32 pages (8 sheets open size) 36 pages (9 sheets open size) You can go up to a maximum of 80 pages 40 pages (10 sheets open size) Quantity Process Day 6 Days Process Day (Require the most number of days) 0 Days (Gloss Lamination = 0 day, Spot UV = 2 days, UV Varnish = 0 day) + = Process Day 8 Days 80 pages (20 sheets open size) To see pages available please refer to Paper Material, and Pages Combination Table (Page 4 & 5) Should there is any combination of finishing Spot UV, Hot Stamping, Embossing, process day shall be counted separately and added together. Example: 300 25,000 books with additional finishing of both Spot UV and Hot Stamping, additional day will be 2 days. (1 + 1)
PAPER TYPE, FINISHING & PAGES COMBINATION TABLE Simili Paper 140gsm Matte Art Paper 150gsm Simili Paper 140gsm Matte Art Paper 150gsm Without 8 80 8 72 8 64 8 76 8 60 8 40 8 80 8 72 8 80 8 64 8 80 8 80 8 72 8 80 8 72 8 72 8 64 8 80 8 80 8 72 8 64 8 80 8 72 8 64 8 80 8 60 8 72 8 60 8 80 8 60 8 48 Saddle Stitching Pages (Including ) With (Gloss / Matte Lamination, Gloss Water Based Varnish, UV Varnish) 8 44 8 36 Perfect Binding Pages (Excluding ) Without Soft Hard (Excluding Inner Paper) 48 288 48 288 48 288 Important : Page 4 / 5 1. The thicker the booklet, the more the inner pages will creep out (extend out of cover size) when folded. Hence, keep vital elements of the layout for the inner pages away from the edges as much as possible to avoid them being trimmed off. 2. Also, due to nature of center stitching, pages may not open flat, depending on the thickness, size and paper material of the booklet.* 3. Booklet which are smaller and thicker may not close fully.* *Reject or refund claims regarding these are not applicable. Size + + + Pages = Your Booklet Combination *Remark: Paper Type for cover page must be same or thicker than content page.
PAPER TYPE, FINISHING & PAGES COMBINATION TABLE Gloss Art Card 230gsm (2 sides coated) Gloss Art Card 250gsm (2 sides coated) Fine Card Metal Ice 250gsm Fine Card Super White 240gsm Fine Card Linen 240gsm *Pages must be in multiple of 4 pp. Gloss Art Card 230gsm (2 sides coated) Gloss Art Card 230gsm (2 sides coated) Gloss Art Card 250gsm (2 sides coated) Fine Card Metal Ice 250gsm Fine Card Super White 240gsm Fine Card Linen 240gsm Without 8 68 8 60 8 80 8 68 8 56 8 68 8 60 8 80 8 64 8 52 8 68 8 52 8 80 8 64 8 52 8 24 8 68 8 56 8 80 8 64 8 52 8 28 8 68 8 56 8 80 8 64 8 52 8 32 Saddle Stitching Pages (Including ) With (Gloss / Matte Lamination, Gloss Water Based Varnish, UV Varnish) 8 40 8 24 8 40 8 24 8 24 8 40 8 40 8 40 Perfect Binding Pages (Excluding ) Without Soft 48 288 48 288 48 288 48 288 32 288 48 288 48 288 48 288 48 288 32 288 Hard (Excluding Inner Paper) Important : Page 5 / 5 1. The thicker the booklet, the more the inner pages will creep out (extend out of cover size) when folded. Hence, keep vital elements of the layout for the inner pages away from the edges as much as possible to avoid them being trimmed off. 2. Also, due to nature of center stitching, pages may not open flat, depending on the thickness, size and paper material of the booklet.* 3. Booklet which are smaller and thicker may not close fully.* *Reject or refund claims regarding these are not applicable. Size + + + Pages = Your Booklet Combination *Remark: Paper Type for cover page must be same or thicker than content page.